Kasantha Moodley
Kasantha Moodley, formerly a Senior Program Manager, established and headed ELI’s Innovation Lab for over 3 years. Kasantha’s research efforts focused on understanding the environmental impacts and opportunities created through emerging technologies and the role of community science in environmental decision-making. Her role involved the management and implementation of multiple research and education grants totaling more than $1.6 million. Prior to joining ELI, Kasantha spent 10 years serving as an environmental consultant. Kasantha’s skill lies in project design and implementation, forming multi-stakeholder relations and facilitating decision-making. She has worked with multi-national corporations in the mining, energy and manufacturing sectors, advising on environmental compliance and sustainability matters. Kasantha contributed to several environmental, social and health impact studies for World Bank financing, among others. Kasantha holds a Master in Environmental Management from Yale University.